Mammals

African wild mammals are among the most endangered species: Cheetah, Elephant, Chimpanzee, Leopards, and many others. For many of these animals, poaching, and the loss of living space is the main culprit for the dwindling population.

Throughout the world, animals are finding themselves with less and less space as human civilization encroaches on their natural habitat.

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In the wild, Zebras live together in family groups where members maintain strong bonds over many years. Family members watch out for one another. If one is separated from the family, the other zebras search for the missing member.
Although every zebra in a herd appears to look alike, the strip patterns are as distinctive as fingerprints are for humans. Individual zebras are identified by comparing patterns, strip widths, colors and scars.

In the wild, Zebras live together in family groups where members maintain strong bonds over many years. Family members watch out for one another. If one is separated from the family, the other zebras search for the missing member.
Although every zebra in a herd appears to look alike, the strip patterns are as distinctive as fingerprints are for humans. Individual zebras are identified by comparing patterns, strip widths, colors and scars.

Of the two species of Elephant, African and Asian, the African elephant is the largest land animal on earth. The African elephant is easily recognized by its larger ears. It is the Asian Elephant that can be domesticated and used as working animals in Asia.
There are some who predict both species could become extinct, resulting from being slaughtered for the ivory tusks, and the destruction habitat by encroaching human populations.

Of the two species of Elephant, African and Asian, the African elephant is the largest land animal on earth. The African elephant is easily recognized by its larger ears. It is the Asian Elephant that can be domesticated and used as working animals in Asia.
There are some who predict both species could become extinct, resulting from being slaughtered for the ivory tusks, and the destruction habitat by encroaching human populations.

The hippopotamus is the third largest land animal, by weight, in the world. The Hippo, one of the most aggressive animals in the world, is also regarded as one of the most dangerous animals in all of Africa.

Chimpanzees native home is the African continent. A chimpanzee is a great ape and not a monkey—monkeys have a tail.
Chimpanzees are an endangered species with the population having decreased 90% from 1995 to 2015 through habitat destruction by big scale logging, hunting, and disease.

Of the two species of Elephant, African and Asian, the African elephant is the largest land animal on earth. The African elephant is easily recognized by its larger ears. It is the Asian Elephant that can be domesticated and used as working animals in Asia.
There are some who predict both species could become extinct, resulting from being slaughtered for the ivory tusks, and the destruction habitat by encroaching human populations.

Lions are the laziest of the big cats. They usually spend sixteen to twenty hours a day sleeping and resting.
The remaining hours are devoted to hunting, courting or protecting territory. Lions keep in contact with one another by roaring loud enough to be heard up to five miles away.

In the wild, Zebras live together in family groups where members maintain strong bonds over many years. Family members watch out for one another. If one is separated from the family, the other zebras search for the missing member.
Although every zebra in a herd appears to look alike, the strip patterns are as distinctive as fingerprints are for humans. Individual zebras are identified by comparing patterns, strip widths, colors and scars.

The Bengal tiger has a reddish orange color coat with narrow black, gray or brown strips. Bengal tigers feed on pigs, deer, antelopes and water buffalo. A tiger can eat as much a 88 pounds of meat in one feeding.
It is estimated there are less than 3,000 Bengal tigers left in the wild.